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Old 06-22-2011, 09:47 PM   #1
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Are the leads counted as a expense at tax time?
If you are paying for it because of your business then yes.

But you wont get much work from them..

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Hell yes it's tax deductible. It's money spent operating your business. IRS only wants your profit (and damn near all of it too)!
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Hell yes it's tax deductible. It's money spent operating your business. IRS only wants your profit (and damn near all of it too)!
Profit..

You know thats not allowed anymore...
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Hmm, lead services, that sounds like an interesting idea.
I do some volunteer work at my church and have gotten lots of word of mouth that way too.

I also did some volunteering down in the city and got some work that way. I'm not licensed there though. I did a couple of ceiling fans and a service change but felt guilty working in the city with out a license. I haven't done any work there since. Actually, I haven't been back in town for a while now. Honestly, the city kinda scares me!
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I'm also interested in getting leads for my work.
Any help in that regard will be apprcialted.
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Profit..

You know thats not allowed anymore...
never mind. stupid youtube link
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never mind. stupid youtube link

here you go scott..


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Yes we classify it as marketing

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